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Swansea road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2009, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2008 (708), and casualties fell from 967.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 32,043 collisions in Swansea.

Collisions in 2009
593
Down 16% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
836
Down 14% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Swansea in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight52589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious759%
  • Slight75290%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 593, down 16% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025107140
2024138172
2023158200
2022144172
2021157205
2020192241
2019288378
2018266332
2017333428
2016431560
2015451621
2014448603
2013473646
2012464660
2011618899
2010698961
2009593836
2008708967
20077421,074
20068941,262
20058231,150
20048411,128
20038261,132
20027621,051
20018041,105
2000711985
1999710969
19987801,055
19979031,198
19969881,301
19958851,217
19949831,322
19939581,321
19929281,251
19919271,162
19901,0691,429
19891,1221,437
19889491,217
19879381,185
19869031,158
19858751,137
19848311,041
19838171,035
19828461,112
19818381,073
19808441,112
19798791,149

When and where crashes happen in Swansea in 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (12%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.8%)
  • February30 (5.1%)
  • March45 (7.6%)
  • April61 (10%)
  • May53 (8.9%)
  • June66 (11%)
  • July50 (8.4%)
  • August47 (7.9%)
  • September46 (7.8%)
  • October44 (7.4%)
  • November56 (9.4%)
  • December43 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight437 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded126 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (74%)
  • Wet or damp141 (24%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph497 (84%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (21%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (69%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20170 (20%)
  • 21 to 2582 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35143 (17%)
  • 36 to 45140 (17%)
  • 46 to 55104 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (56%)
  • Passenger251 (30%)
  • Pedestrian115 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (82%)
  • Motorcycle54 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swansea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 90th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2009

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2009, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2009

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2009: 51, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067519013
2ndA483314811
3rdA4118304014
4thM4224106
5thA48213200
6thB4603131700
7thB4295101711
8thA421691000
9thB429691303
10thB44898800
11thA42177710
12thA424071000
13thB42907800
14thA48461201
15thB46205702
16thB42713301
17thB42913700
18thB45933300
19thA41192410
20thB42472400

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2009

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 395.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2009

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2009: 180.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years